In September 2019, Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., conducted a Phase I archeological survey of two proposed 230/25 kV substations in Forsyth County, Georgia, southwest of Cumming. The two proposed substation tracts, McFarland and Meadows, are 7.1 and 2.8 ac in size, respectively. The McFarland tract lies approximately 1.7 km north-northwest of Georgia State Route (SR) 400, and the Meadows tract lies approximately 430 m south-southeast of SR 400. Both tracts are in extensively developed areas 11 km (7 mi) southwest of Cumming, Georgia. The McFarland tract is mostly wooded, and the Meadows tract is mostly covered with ca. 2 m of fill dirt on top of the original surface.
No surface exposure was available on either tract at the time of the archeological survey, and 30 non-site shovel tests were excavated to investigate both tracts. One archeological site, 9FO607, was recorded in the northeastern corner of the Meadows tract, in the only portion of the tract that was not covered with fill dirt. 9FO607 is a disturbed, low-density prehistoric lithic scatter with no research potential We recommend 9FO607 not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, and therefore the site requires no additional investigation and no special protections. Therefore, since no significant archeological resources will be disturbed by the proposed undertaking, we recommend that the project be allowed to proceed.
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